| Ken Holtzman | ||
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| Born: November 3, 1945 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| September 4, 1965 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| September 19, 1979 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| Win-Loss Record | 174-150 | |
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| Strikeouts | 1,601 | |
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Kenneth Dale Holtzman (born November 3, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a left-handed former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
He became the only pitcher since the 1880s to throw 2 no-hitters for the Cubs, and was also one of the principal pitchers on Oakland's championship teams from 1972 to 1975. Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting His 174 career victories are the most in the major leagues by a Jewish pitcher, and he held the record for most pitching appearances by a Jewish pitcher until 1998. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
In 2007 Holtzman managed the Petah Tikva Pioneers in the Israel Baseball League. The Petach Tikva Pioneers ( פתח תקווה פיונירס) is an Israeli Baseball team from Petach Tikva in the Israel Baseball League The Israel Baseball League (IBL ( Hebrew: ליגת הבייסבול הישראלית Liget ha-Beisbol ha-Israelit) was a professional six-team Baseball
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Early career
Holtzman played ball on the University City High School team, graduating in 1963. University City High School is located in University City Missouri, a suburb of St He then attended the University of Illinois, graduating with a B. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of A. in Business Administration, and was selected by the Cubs in the 1965 amateur draft. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Holtzman pitched 12 games in the minor leagues in 1965, going 8-3 with a 1. 99 earned run average. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched
Major league career
Chicago Cubs (1965-71)
He broke in with the Cubs with 3 relief appearances that year, and became a member of the starting rotation with an 11-16 rookie campaign for the last-place 1966 team. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, The team's fortunes turned around quickly, however, as they had winning years in every season from 1967 through 1971.
As a promising Jewish lefthander, he was heralded as a new Sandy Koufax, though it would have been nearly impossible to live up to such a standard. Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in In fact, he and Koufax faced each other in a September 25 game in 1966, one day after Yom Kippur, with Holtzman winning 2-1 and taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning; Koufax made his last regular-season appearance a week later on October 2. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר ˈjɔm kiˈpur also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays Its Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule
In 1967 Holtzman spent much of his time in the National Guard, pitching on the occasional weekend; he was a perfect 9-0 in the 12 games in which he appeared. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. Through 2006, only four pitchers in baseball history were undefeated with more decisions. With his military obligations behind him, he became a strong second starter behind Ferguson Jenkins, and the Cubs began making noise in the National League for the first time since World War II. Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
After going 11-14 in 1968, he posted consecutive 17-win seasons. In military service in 1969, he was able to return to the team and pitch in weekend games.
On August 19, 1969, he pitched his first no-hitter at Wrigley Field against the eventual Western Division champion Atlanta Braves, winning 3-0 on Ron Santo's 3-run home run and outdueling the Braves' Phil Niekro; Holtzman notably had no strikeouts in his gem, which was the first no-hitter ever thrown by a Cub lefthander at Wrigley Field. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Ronald Edward Santo (born February 25 1940 in Seattle Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, in Blaine Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago In the 7th inning, veteran slugger Hank Aaron hit a towering drive to left field, which would have landed on Waveland Avenue on many days; but with a strong north wind blowing in, it was a "pitcher's day" at Wrigley, and the ball was barely kept in the park. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Billy Williams leaped up at the "well" of the left field bleachers and snared the ball against the vines. Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a former Outfielder in Professional baseball. Today, a similar fly ball would probably land for a home run in the basket that was installed at the top of the wall in 1970 to prevent fan interference. Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Radiocaster Vince Lloyd covered the play this way, in an amusing transition from despair to delight:
- (loud crack of the bat) Aaron swings, look out, that baby is hit. Vince Lloyd Skaff, ( June 1 1917 - July 3 2003) who worked under the name Vince Lloyd, was a Radio Announcer . . It is way back there. . . Billy Williams, back to the wall. . . back to the corner. . . HE GRABS IT!!!" (loud roar from the crowd)
Holtzman again faced Aaron in the 9th, and got him to ground out to complete the no-hitter. The Cubs went on to crushing disappointment that year, leading the Eastern Division for much of the season before faltering and finishing in 2nd place, 8 games behind the New York Mets. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.
In 1970 Holtzman had his best year with the Cubs, with a 17-11 record and a 3. 38 ERA, and finished 3rd in the NL in starts (38), 5th in both strikeouts (202) and innings pitched (287-2/3), 6th in complete games (15), and 9th in wins. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners
On June 3, 1971, showing a knack for facing down powerful-hitting teams, Holtzman repeated his earlier feat with a no-hitter -- the first ever at Riverfront Stadium -- against the defending league champion Cincinnati Reds, blanking the "Big Red Machine" 1-0 during what would prove to be his final year with the Cubs. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Riverfront Stadium, later known as Cinergy Field, (2002 was the home of the Cincinnati Reds National League Baseball team and the The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA In doing so, he became the first Cubs pitcher since Larry Corcoran (who had 3 from 1880 to 1884) to have two no-hitters for the team. Lawrence J Corcoran ( August 10 1859 - October 14 1891) was an American Pitcher in Major League Baseball
Oakland Athletics (1972-75)
After ending the year at 9-15, in November 1971 Holtzman was traded (at his request) to the Athletics for outfielder Rick Monday just in time to enjoy their peak years, as they went on to win 3 consecutive World Series championships. Rick Monday (born Robert James Monday Jr on November 20, 1945 in Batesville Arkansas) is a former Center fielder in Major For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
Joining a staff that featured Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter, he won 19 games in 1972 (7th in the AL) and was named to the All-Star team for the first time. This article is about Vida Blue the baseball pitcher For information on the Jam band of the same name see Vida Blue (band. James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter ( April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999) was a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League He lost Game 1 of the 1972 American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers as opposing pitcher Joe Coleman set an ALCS record with 14 strikeouts; but after Oakland won the ALCS in five games, Holtzman won Game 1 of the World Series against the Reds. The American League Championship Series took place between October 7 and October 12 of. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Joseph Howard Coleman Jr (born February 3, 1947 in Boston Massachusetts) was a Pitcher for the Washington Senators (1965–70 The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with He started Game 4, but left in the eighth inning with a 1-0 lead and a runner on third base; the Reds scored twice to take the lead, but Oakland scored twice in the ninth inning to win 3-2. He relieved Hunter in the eighth inning of Game 7 with a 3-1 lead, but after surrendering a double to Joe Morgan he was replaced by Rollie Fingers. In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946, in Steubenville Ohio) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the The A's hung on for a 3-2 win, taking their first Series title since 1930 when the team was located in Philadelphia.
In 1973 Holtzman led the A's with a 2. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, 97 ERA (6th best in the league) as all three of their top starters won 20 games. He was again an All-Star, going 21-13 (his 21 wins 4th-best in the AL) with 157 strikeouts. His had 40 starts; over the next 33 years only two other lefthanders had that many starts in a season. He had a magnificent outing in the 1973 ALCS against the Baltimore Orioles, winning an 11-inning 2-1 duel against Mike Cuellar in Game 3 when Bert Campaneris homered to lead off the last inning. The American League Championship Series took place between October 6 and October 11, 1973. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Miguel Angel Cuellar Santana (born May 8 1937 in Santa Clara Cuba) best known as Mike Cuellar (/ˈkweʎar/ is a former left-handed Starting Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9 1942 in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba) generally known as Bert Campaneris and nicknamed "Campy" He started three times in the 1973 World Series against the Mets, winning Game 1 by a 2-1 score, but lasting only 1/3 of an inning in Game 4, departing after a 3-run homer by Rusty Staub was followed by two more baserunners. The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (born April 1, 1944 in New Orleans Louisiana) was a Major League Baseball player for 23 seasons (1963–1985 He recovered to win Game 7, leaving in the 6th inning with a 5-1 lead as the A's took the game 5-2 and their second straight title. In both his victories, he also scored the first run for the A's. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching
He again won 19 games in 1974, but this time also endured 17 losses despite an entirely respectable 3. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers 07 ERA. Again facing the Orioles in the 1974 ALCS, he pitched a 5-0 shutout in Game 2, taking a one-hitter into the eighth inning and allowing only five singles. The American League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup between the Eastern Division Champion Baltimore Orioles and the Western Division Champion In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring Against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, he started Game 1 but was pulled in the fifth inning with a 2-1 lead; the A's went on to win 3-2. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A’s winning the Series in 5 games He won Game 4 by a 5-2 score, even hitting a home run off Andy Messersmith (the designated hitter was not yet in use in World Series play) in the third inning for a 1-0 lead; during the nine years in which he batted regularly during the season, he had only 2 home runs. John Alexander "Andy" Messersmith (born August 6, 1945 in Toms River New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Oakland went on to win Game 5, becoming the first team since the 1949-53 Yankees to win three consecutive Series.
Holtzman had an 18-14 record for the 1975 A's as they again won the American League's Western Division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in On June 8 of that year, against the Detroit Tigers, he had what would have been his third career no-hitter broken up with two out in the ninth by a Tom Veryzer double; he would have become the third pitcher (after Cy Young and Jim Bunning) to pitch no-hitters in both leagues. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Thomas Martin Veryzer (born February 11, 1953 in Port Jefferson New York) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop who played Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29 1867 – November 4 1955 was an American Baseball player who pitched for five different major league James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball Holtzman lost Games 1 and 3 of the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox as the A's were swept. The American League Championship Series pitted the Boston Red Sox against the 3-time defending world champion Oakland Athletics for the right to advance The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. He was 4th in the AL in games started (38), 6th in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7. 33), and 7th in wins.
Later career
In the late 1970s Holtzman bounced around the major leagues. He was traded to the Orioles along with Reggie Jackson and Bill Van Bommell in April 1976 for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell. Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. Michael Augustine Torrez (born August 28 1946 in Topeka Kansas) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball. In June 1976 he was traded by the Orioles with Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Ellie Hendricks, and Grant Jackson to the New York Yankees for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey. Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950, Cordova Alabama) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Elrod Jerome (Ellie Hendricks ( December 22, 1940 – December 21, 2005) was a Catcher and coach Grant Dwight Jackson (born September 28, 1942 in Fostoria Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Rudolph May Jr (born July 18 1944 in Coffeyville Kansas) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from to for Felix Anthony (Tippy Martinez (born May 31, 1950 in La Junta Colorado) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball Relief pitcher Scott McGregor may refer to Scott McGregor (baseball, American League baseball player Scott McGregor (basketball, Australian basketball John Rikard Dempsey (born September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville Tennessee) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played from
He posted a 12-10 record for the Yankees over 3 years, but saw his playing time increasingly limited, and did not appear in the 1976 or 1977 postseasons with New York due to owner George Steinbrenner being disappointed by his performance and refusal to meet his demands. George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River Ohio) is an American Billionaire businessman and the principal Steinbrenner tried unsuccessfully to force Holtzman – the Yankees' union representative – to waive his no-trade clause, and used relegation to the bullpen as punishment for Holtzman's resistance.
He tied Koufax' record for the most wins by a Jewish pitcher in 1977, and passed him in 1978; in 1978 he also passed Larry Sherry's record for Jewish pitchers of 416 appearances. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Lawrence Sherry ( July 25 1935 - December 17 2006) was an American Right-handed Relief pitcher in Major
In June 1978, after making only 5 appearances, he was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Davis. Ronald Gene Davis (born August 6 1955 Houston Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played 11 years He ended his career with Chicago in 1979, going 6-9 with a 4. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, 59 ERA.
Over 15 years he had a record of 174-150 with a 3. 49 ERA, 1,601 strikeouts, and 31 shutouts in 451 games and 2,867-1/3 innings. He held batters to a . 220 batting average with 2 outs and runners in scoring position. His 80 victories with Chicago were the fourth most by a lefthander, behind Hippo Vaughn (151), Larry French (95), and Dick Ellsworth (84). James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn ( April 9 1888 - May 29 1966) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major Lawrence Herbert French ( November 1, 1907 - February 9 1987) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Richard Clark Ellsworth (born March 22, 1940 in Lusk Wyoming) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from
He received 4 votes in Baseball Hall of Fame voting in 1985, and 5 in 1986.
In 1998, Scott Radinsky passed him to become the major league leader in appearances among Jewish pitchers. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Scott David Radinsky (born March 3, 1968 in Glendale California) is a Left-handed former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Holtzman also ranks second among all Jewish pitchers in career strikeouts (behind Koufax), and 5th in ERA (behind Koufax, Radinsky, Barney Pelty, and Erskine Mayer) [1]. Barney Pelty ( September 10, 1880 - May 24, 1939) was a major league baseball pitcher known as "the Yiddish Curver Jacob Erskine Mayer (born James Esrkine Mayer, January 16, 1889 &ndash March 10, 1957) was an American Baseball
Later years
Holtzman went on to a successful career as a stock broker and in insurance. A stock broker or stockbroker is a qualified and regulated professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through Market makers or Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss
Holtzman also worked for the St. Louis Jewish Community Center, running the gymnasium in the Marilyn Fox Building.
Managing career
Holtzman managed the Petach Tikva Pioneers in the 2007 inaugural season of the Israel Baseball League [2]. The Petach Tikva Pioneers ( פתח תקווה פיונירס) is an Israeli Baseball team from Petach Tikva in the Israel Baseball League Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The Israel Baseball League (IBL ( Hebrew: ליגת הבייסבול הישראלית Liget ha-Beisbol ha-Israelit) was a professional six-team Baseball They finished the inaugrual 2007 regular season in last place (9-32; . 220), and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship. The Modi'in Miracle ( מודיעין מיראקל) is an Israeli Baseball team from Modi'in in the Israel Baseball League.
Trivia
He gave up more hits to Joe Torre (33; for a . Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major 508 batting average) than any other hitter.
Holtzman's no-hitters were the last two of eight thrown by a Jewish pitcher in a decade spanning from 1962 through 1971. The others:
- Bo Belinsky - 1962
- Sandy Koufax - 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
- Joe Horlen - 1967
Was played by Rob Lavin in "The Bronx is Burning". Robert "Bo" Belinsky (born December 7 1936, in New York NY &ndash November 23 2001) was an American Left-handed Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in Joel Edward Horlen (born August 14, 1937, in San Antonio Texas) is a Right-handed former Major League Baseball Pitcher
Along with teammates Mike Epstein and Reggie Jackson, Holtzman wore a black armband during the 1972 playoffs in memory of the 11 Israeli athletes who were murdered by terrorists during the Munich Olympics.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- SABR biography
- BaseballLibrary.com - bio and career highlights
- Jews in Sports bio
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Jewish Major Leaguers: Career leaders
- BR Bullpen profile
- The Baseball Page
- Baseball Cube stats
- Fangraphs stats
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